Creighton Working Girls Home/Creighton Hall
Dates
- n.d.
Biographical / Historical
In his will, John A. Creighton left money for the establishment of a home for working girls home. There was some discrepancy in the exact amount that John A. Creighton left and it went to court. The judge decided that $85,000 should be used for the home, $50,000 for construction and $35,000 for expenses. In 1913, the John A. Creighton Home for Working Girls was established. It was the first such facility of its kind to exist in Omaha. In 1941, the home was rebranded at Creighton Hall. In the fall of 1971, the building closed and was given to Creighotn University. Creighton used the funds from the building to establish a scholarship for low-income women to attend the university. The building eventually became the Oblate House of Studies and operated as a vocational office. The building was closed in 1991 and was demolished.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository